Specialized health care, research, education and outreach for combat veterans with difficult to diagnose conditions.

VA's three War-Related Illness and Injury Study Centers are located at the VA New Jersey Health Care System (East Orange Campus), the VA Medical Center, Washington, DC and the VA Palo Alto Health Care System (Palo Alto Division), California.     

VA MEDICAL CENTER WRIISC LINKS

VA New Jersey Health Care System (East Orange Campus)

VA Medical Center, Washington, DC

VETERANS HEALTH ADMINISTRATION (VHA) HANDBOOK

VHA Handbook 1303.5: VA War-Related Illness And Injury Study Centers; Procedures For Clinicians On Referring Veterans To WRIISCs (July 2005)

*CPRS Template For Referring Combat Veterans To A WRIISC (TIU Patch 159)

UNDER SECETRARY FOR HEALTH INFORMATION LETTER

Under Secretary For Health's Information Letter (IL 10-2002-018): Patient Referral Eligibility For VA War-Related Illnesses And Injury Study Centers (WRIISC) (September 23, 2002)

BROCHURES

War-Related Illness and Injury Study Centers (WRIISCs): Specialized Health Care, Research, Education and Outreach for Combat Veterans with Difficult to Diagnose Conditions (April 2003)  

WRIISC: VA Medical Center Washington, DC

VIDEO

War And Health: Treating War-Related Illnesses At VA's WRIISCs (VA primary care providers treating combat veterans with undiagnosed illnesses can request an evaluation at one of the Centers.)